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Here’s a crazy, politically incorrect, out-of-left-field thought: maybe she really didn’t do it. Full disclosure – I did not pay one iota of attention to the Casey Anthony trial. I know that a little girl is dead and her mother was on trial for possibly killing her. I couldn’t tell you off the top of… Read More O.J. Who??

I honestly don’t know what took so long for this idea to form in my brain, but today I am introducing a new area here at The Manofesto dedicated to my roommate, my best little buddy, and the closest thing I have and may ever get to having a child…my dog Rocco. He’s a couple… Read More The Rocco Chronicles…..Chapter 1

My friend The Owl and I created our own secret society in college called The FUC Club. I may expand on the particulars some other time, but suffice to say that the moniker stands for Fat, Ugly, & Crippled and is built around the basic idea that the world caters to The Pretty People. It… Read More American Idol: Separating The Contenders From The Pretenders

Traditionally I do a Year In Review, a rundown of all the significant events of the past 12 months infused with my sardonic wit. However, I have decided to change things up a little. Every time one turns around there is an awards show on television, with insiders from all manner of industry patting themselves… Read More The Inaugural Sammy Awards – 2010 Edition

Okay…so I know it’s only August, but today you get two holiday films, with both Christmas and Thanksgiving being represented. It is also another tribute to the genius of John Hughes, as three of his movies show up. I want to take this opportunity to thank my loyal readers who have stuck with this series… Read More 100 Favorite Movies…..11-15

Better late than never, right?? I mentioned in The State of The Manofesto Address awhile back my intention to revive a feature that was a part of the old blog on MySpace in 2008. My intention was to post this over the weekend, but obviously that didn’t happen. I could lie and say I was… Read More Person of the Month – January 2010

One of my consistent mantras over the course of the last several years is that television has become a wasteland of mediocrity. I know it is perfectly natural to have a revisionist memory and recall one’s childhood as being far more idyllic than it probably was in reality. But I don’t think my recollection of… Read More Superfluous 7 – TV Shows Actually Worth Your Time

The Bookshelf is a much too lightly used feature here at The Manofesto, and that’s my fault. I could blame my job, blame my puppy, blame being involved with church, blame television, etc. But the truth is it is 100% purely me being lazy. That needs to change. Books are an integral part of… Read More Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code

Staying power. It’s a key element in my definition of a favorite movie. It’s easy to sit down and watch a movie on TV or even head to the theater for a matinee and some popcorn (and chocolate covered peanuts) and be entertained for a couple hours. But will you watch the movie again in… Read More 100 Favorite Movies…..86-90

I am making an educated assumption that most everyone has atleast heard about and may have followed to some degree the public battle between late night TV kingpin David Letterman and former Vice Presidential candidate and current Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. In a nutshell, he made some jokes at her expense that were of… Read More A Final Word About Sarah Palin and David Letterman